Monday, 31 July 2017

- The first lesson in Spirituality is for a novice aspirant to become Fana Fee Sheikh (Spiritually Infused with the Spiritual Guide). In order to achieve this the disciple has to maintain visualisation of the Spiritual Guide.

- Spiritual Guides are appointed and anointed by God, therefore, they have Divine Light in them thus visualising the Spiritual Guide grants you Divine Light. When you maintain the visualisation, the Spiritual Guide is immediately notified and directs his attention towards you.

- There are 3 benefits of visualisation of the Spiritual Guide: 1) You obtain Divine Light from the Spiritual Guide. 2) The love for the Spiritual Guide increases in your heart. 3) The sins accumulated on your heart are washed away and this is the greatest virtue.

- Visualisation is more important than engaging in Dhikr (remembrance of God) because with Dhikr alone you have to repeat the name of God 101 times before Divine Light is starts to be generated in the heart, however, visualisation produces Divine Light instantly.

Sunday, 30 July 2017

As a child, born and bred in a Muslim family in Pakistan, I had always been told that all the other celestial books have been gravely adulterated. We believed that the Bible and Torah were given to Messengers from God and they were the true word of God; however, subsequent to great modifications in those religions, these two books also were adulterated on a ridiculous scale.

As Muslims, we were always told to believe that the Koran is the most accurate book on the face of the world. At the same time, we were told to reject any remote possibility of doubting the authenticity of the book; this was because God Almighty himself had taken the responsibility of keeping the Koran protected. We always had this belief that the Koran cannot be adulterated, though we didn’t really know how.

Authenticity of God’s Word

As I grew up and I became a fortunate disciple of His Divine Eminence Lord Ra Riaz Gohar Shahi, I began to understand that God’s word is God’s word. It does not lose its significance if God’s word was delivered to Jesus, Moses or Abraham. I also began to understand that the fact that the [Koran] was given to Prophet Mohammad does not increase its authenticity in comparison to the [Torah and Bible].

We cannot simply say that the celestial books [other than the Koran] are less accurate or insignificant — especially when we know that the Bible, Torah and Koran are God’s word. God’s word is authentic [no matter what prophet it is given to].

However, [as Muslims] we have always been very biased towards the Koran; we have always had this unexplainable reservation and ridiculous prejudice for the Torah and Bible. Unfortunately, adulteration has been the most common factor in all the celestial books. Having become a Sufi and having done comparative studies of religions, I noticed that Muslims still do not want to admit the Koran can be subjected to any adulteration. Somehow or other, it is not just possible for them to do so.

I do not want to offend or disorient anyone. However, I would like to sum up my experience, observation and theological analysis.

My findings are: even if the Koran has not been adulterated, the consequences are no lesser in fatality than that of the Bible or of the Torah. It is not about the words; it is about the meaning.

If the words are as accurate as they were at the time of revelation, but the meaning and understanding of the words have been subject to deception, the result is the same.

Let’s suppose the Koran is free of all doubts and the most authentic book on Earth from God. Does it benefit humanity or the Muslim nation?

If one medicine is adulterated and another is ‘pure’ — but neither of them works for you when you take them, then something is wrong with the pure medicine whether or not you want to accept it. If a patient who took the medicine died, [calling it pure is like refusing to accept] that the medicine killed a man.

If we assume that the Koran became more authentic — not because it was God’s word, but because it was revealed to a Muslim prophet — we would be giving significance to Prophet Mohammad [over] God.

The authenticity of the Koran lies not in it being revealed upon the heart of Prophet Mohammad, but because it is God’s word. If it is authentic, it is authentic because it was God’s word. [But then again, why do Muslims think that] God’s word which was revealed to Moses, Jesus or Abraham is not authentic?

The Nature of the Koran

Once upon a time, there were 73 sects in Islam, but today every single Muslim is an [authority on the religion]. The way people prioritise their opinion in relation to the priority given to Koran only suggests to me that Koran is somewhere in the background. What is more important to people is their own understanding.

Let’s not make an issue out of this; let’s just say that the Koran is very authentic. However, to paraphrase an Urdu proverb, ‘If you think the goat is still alive just because its eyes are wide open, you are gravely mistaken.’

The Koran is very authentic, but the Muslim nation is dead.

You need to understand human philosophy if you want to understand God. God said that he created you upon his own nature; so however corrupt you are, God is on the same page. However pure you may be, you cannot exceed God in purity; if you cannot exceed God in purity, then you cannot exceed God in corruption.

I have every reason to believe that God’s lousy attitude towards humanity has been the prime concern; it has played havoc.

He has been very careless and reckless with words. He just said whatever was dancing on the tips of his tongue. He created piles upon piles of doubts in the Koran.

To my understanding, I would get away if I decide to read a novel from Mills & Boons rather than studying the Koran. It wouldn’t pollute your heart on the same scale. God has subjected [the Koran] to a great deal of corruption and violence. There is nothing in Islamic history but blood. ‘An eye for an eye, an arm for an arm,’ if you follow this rule, everybody would be blind and be limping. However, contemporary Muslims have closed their eyes to reality.

The way the Koran was compiled by Companions of the Prophet has added to the [abundance of] problems that were in it. In the Chapter of Light, God is talking about menses and in the Chapter of Women, God is talking about light. If you read the Koran carefully, you will be completely dismayed and disappointed in God. He doesn’t finish one sentence before starting another.

If I am a holy water well and I give one man dirty water, another man pure water and yet another man blood, as I still the most authentic? [This is what the Koran does]. Every single recipient is dispensed different medicines from the Koran.

Muslims say, ‘The Koran is the most authentic book.’ Then why are they diversified to a degree where no more divisions can be made? Islam has been made subject to total mischief. It is not alive anymore — but God is.

Saturday, 29 July 2017

Find out how the Original Sin is directly linked to the Divine Rope in His Holiness Younus AlGohar's detailed lecture.

Main Points:

- When God created Adam and Eve in paradise, they were asked not to eat from the Forbidden Tree. However, the Devil enticed Eve to disobey God by saying that it's an unnecessary restriction; resulting in their expulsion from paradise and entering the world as a punishment.

- When Adam entered the world, he brought the fruits of paradise with him. The fruits in paradise are made with energy, there is no element of waste in them. However, when they were brought in the world the seeds were sowed in earth which causes faecal matter when digested.

- In order to keep in contact with Adam, God attached a rope to his heart. However, due to it being a physical, tangible rope, the birds and wind would cause pain to Adam's heart. Therefore, God transformed that rope into a Divine Rope; spiritual.

- That is where the knowledge of Adam's prophethood began, that of connecting man's heart to God by bringing the name of God into the heart and synchronising it with the heartbeats, thus creating Divine Light and obtaining a connection with God.

⁃There are two signs for the heart opening, one is physical and one is spiritual. The physical sign is that when your heart is echoing with God’s name then, even without exerting yourself, your heartbeats will rise substantially and you will feel your body temperature increase. Whereas, usually, your heartbeats and body temperature only rise when you engage in a physical activity.

⁃Once your obtain Opening of the Spiritual Heart, then it intermittently repeats God’s name 24/7; you will always feel hot and sometimes you might even feel feverish. Your ears and face become hot, these are the physical signs. You will also feel God’s name is being echoed within you.

⁃When the heart is burdened with sins, you feel uneasy, you’re always facing trouble, you are never at peace and there is no inner motivation, however, once the name of God settles In your heart then with the production of Divine Light in your heart the filth of sins begin to wash away and you are relieved of uneasiness. You feel a strange kind of peace and contentment. This is called inner bliss.

⁃Once this happens then your heart will incline you towards good things. Koran: You will not obtain inner bliss from money, power, wealth, women. The pleasure of the heart is in the remembrance of God.

Thursday, 27 July 2017

- Going on a spiritual retreat can be beneficial to you. However, if you do not know why you are going and what it is you need to obtain then it is a waste of time. For example, qawwali singers have to do Riyaz (vocal exercises) daily in order to keep the optimum vocal ability but if you do the same and you don't know how to do Riyaz correctly, it's a complete waste of time.

- What is a spiritual retreat? For example, it takes around about 9 months for a baby to be formed in the mother's womb. After 9 months the baby is delivered and this is a time period. In a similar way there is a time period for the purification of the Carnal Self and enlightenment of the Spiritual Heart.

- It takes 12 years to purify the Carnal Self. However, it is important to know when it is the right time to go on a spiritual retreat for this. If anybody decides to shun the world and live in a jungle it will not purify the Carnal Self in any way.

- Many spiritual dignitaries went to the jungles however the most important thing is that they had the protection of their Spiritual Guide. The jungle is a dangerous place for a common person to live in however when a Perfect Spiritual Guide sends you to the jungle, he watches over you and protects you.

I have conversed with my father about His Divine Eminence Gohar Shahi in the past on many occasions. We had always engaged in meaningful discussion but we ended with no result. I believe in His Divine Eminence - as he is not only the Grand God and Imam Mehdi, but he is much bigger than anyone can understand his reality, his personality or even describe him in poetry!

My father believed that HDE Gohar Shahi is a good person, a saint, a wonderful philosopher and great thinker, but he didn’t believe that HDE Gohar Shahi is Imam Mehdi. I tried to convince him but to no avail.

Yesterday, I had a discussion with my father again. Unlike the past, this time I got angry at my father. I walked sadly far away from him. On this occasion, I said in my heart, ‘His Divine Eminence, please show my father who you are. Please forgive his ignorant words.’

Today, my father got up to offer early morning prayers (Fajr). When he finished his prayer, he noticed that a comely face had manifested at the prostration place on the prayer mat - the place where he bows his head. It was the divine face of His Divine Eminence Gohar Shahi and he was smiling at my father. My father got confused and concentrated on the face. As he concentrated, he saw the face getting clearer and clearer. At that moment, he exclaimed, ‘Subhan Allah (Praise to God)!’

He jumped up from his place, ran to my room and woke me up. I came directly to him and asked him what happened. He said, ‘Come with me.’ He took me to his prayer room and showed me the place of prostration. He asked me, ‘What do you see?’ I looked, smiled and said to him, ‘First of all, tell me: what are you seeing?’

He said, ‘I am seeing a big beautiful face of His Divine Eminence Gohar Shahi smiling at me.’ I replied, ‘This is a direct and obvious sign from him for you to believe in him!’ He said, ‘Your grandeur is beyond imagination, HDE Gohar Shahi!’ He started to kiss the image and he said, ‘HDE Gohar Shahi, forgive me for I did not know about you.’

I am so happy that my father enrolled to HDE Gohar Shahi’s Lover’s Club. May HDE Gohar Shahi bless him with his love.

Wednesday, 26 July 2017

HH Younus AlGohar explains the real reason behind the Devil's enmity towards Adam, how the Devil was appointed to be what he is today and what classifies as a true evil act.

Main points:

- People of the world today are under the wrong impression of what a true evil act is. Religious people think those who drink alcohol or go to night clubs and casinos are engaged in evil acts. However, the fact of the matter is that neither has the Devil created night clubs or casinos, nor has he ever been seen drinking alcohol. Such acts are actually pseudo-evil. The Lord said that one who is involved in real evil acts will be a great worshipper and at the same time will bear jealousy, malice, grudge, envy etc. That is who the real Devil is.

- The Devil, in fact, was a great worshipper of God and many saints testified to his love for God. After he successfully worshipped God in every nook and cranny of the world, God promoted him to the Realm of Angels. However, sadly, this promotion of the Devil was not genuine. It was a Divine Plan. God was creating Adam Safi Allah and granting him the knowledge of eminence; he needed to make sure when Adam was descended into the world he would be faced with calamities and hurdles, therefore, the Devil was appointed.

- The Devil was purposefully shown the body of Adam, he refused to prostrate before Adam because Adam's body was made of clay and his body was made of fire. He felt pride. However, when he found out that Adam had been granted the knowledge of eminence, which is to be absorbed by the subtleties in the breast, he felt extremely jealous. He knew that God had created him as a Jinn which meant he did not possess the inner faculties which would allow him to adopt the knowledge of eminence. Knowing that he could never become eminent drove him into the pit of eternal hopelessness.

- The Devil vowed to God that he would kidnap the inner faculties of the ones who became heedless of the spiritual knowledge, so as to ensure they never come to know of it. The Devil is not bothered when you go to worship places; in fact, he stand and laughs in a corner because he knows that is not the spiritual knowledge. This is why those who acquire the knowledge of eminence become victims of the enmity of the Devil. He will leave no stone unturned in attempting to afflict your inner faculties with esoteric vices. Jealousy, malice, grudge and envy are true evil acts.

- However, even the Devil found salvation at the feet of His Divine Eminence Gohar Shahi. The curse of eternal hopelessness was lifted by HDE Gohar Shahi, as the knowledge He brought to the world has nothing to do with the subtleties.

Sunday, 23 July 2017

What is the purpose of Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi’s advent in this world? What is it that He has come to give humanity that no other spiritual dignitary could give?

Main points:

- God sent prophets and messengers mostly to Asia, not to Africa, Europe, North America or South America. God’s justification for this was that the progeny of nations he had punished resided in the latter regions. However, was this not a great injustice on God's part, for how could anyone obtain guidance if God was not willing to give them the means to it?

- However, when His Divine Eminence Gohar Shahi came, he dispensed true justice. He said that it doesn’t matter what nation you come from or what the colour of your skin is - what matters is your soul. He asserted that one’s ancestors do not define him or his capabilities. His Divine Eminence removed all boundaries. His Divine Eminence Gohar Shahi said, ‘I don’t care what progeny someone is from; if he comes to me seeking God, I will bless him.’

- His Divine Eminence Gohar Shahi has come to introduce humanity to the Rapturous Love of God - something that preexisted the creation itself. All the prophets and saints were far away from the Rapturous Love of God because God himself is Love, Lover and Beloved; there is no third party involved. Millions of light years ago, God desired to see how beautiful he is. With this thought, a manifestation of his beauty, the Divine Reflection (Aks-e-Awwal) came into existence before him. Upon seeing his own beauty, he fell in love and became ecstatic.

- The Divine Reflection resides in Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi. That Divine Reflection is the embodiment of God’s most ancient attribute: Rapturous Love. Rapturous Love, simply put, refers to that moment in which God fell in love with the Divine Reflection. Thanks to the advent of His Divine Eminence Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi in this world, Divine Light from that ancient moment has been showering upon humankind. Thanks to His Divine Eminence, humanity is now being given to be a part of God's personal religion: the Rapturous Love of God.

Saturday, 22 July 2017

In this discourse, Younus AlGohar clarifies why it is impossible for Ghazwa-e-Hind (The Final Battle of India) to take place in this era and what Ghazwa-e-Hind actually refers to.

Main points:

- The terrorists are using Ghazwa-e-Hind mixed with Hadith (traditions of Prophet Mohammad) to spread mischief. There is no mention of killing Hindus, Sikhs or any non-Muslims in Ghazwa-e-Hind.

- The word ‘Ghazwa’ is the name given to a battle that Prophet Mohammad himself was involved in. Can the terrorists say that Prophet Mohammad is fighting alongside them? Funnily enough, the terrorists who are implementing ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ are from the Wahhabi sect of Islam; they are those who vehemently reject the eminence of Prophet Mohammad.

- When Prophet Mohammad declared that there will be an attack on Hind (India), from that time until now there have been numerous attacks on India. The attacks that happened previously, were they not mentioned in the Hadith? This Hadith was narrated for those attacks. It is not valid for this day and age.

- Ghazwa-e-Hind has already taken place. When Islamic spiritual dignitaries took the responsibility of implementing Jihad bil Nafs (Jihad against the Carnal Self) in India. Prophet Mohammad would appear and, along with the spiritual dignitaries, help with the purification of the Carnal Self of people in India. This is the Ghazwa that needed to take place and it has already happened.

Friday, 21 July 2017

HH Younus AlGohar answers a viewer's question about Siraat-e-Mustaqeem (The Straight Path leading to God), what is the real meaning behind it and how you can obtain it.

Main Points:

-- The Koran mentions Siraat-e-Mustaqeem in the very beginning, however, what it is in itself is not explained. Siraat-e-Mustaqeem is not an action you carry out in order to obtain it. Siraat-e-Mustaqeem in actuality is the obedience of your Spiritual Guide.

- Wahhabis and Deobandis try to misguide people by saying the verse in Koran which mentions Siraat-e-Mustaqeem means that one should not ask prophets or saints for help because God is enough for them. However, HDE Gohar Shahi gave the true explanation: You cannot obtain guidance without God's help and God's help comes in the form of saints and spiritual dignitaries.

- God has created mankind for the purpose of his worship. People are already engaged in worship so why is it that their worship will be thrown back in their faces? Why is their worship not guaranteeing them entrance to Paradise? So, which worship has God created us for? It is not the physical worship you carry out with your body. Your body is not your reality, it is your soul.

- It is the soul which is supposed to engage in worship in order to fulfil the type of worship we were created for. How does one engage the souls in worship? With the help of God which comes in the form of Spiritual Dignitaries, they are able to access our souls, enlighten them, and connect them to God. It is for such people it is said 'Follow the path of those whom God has rewarded'.

- God's reward does not come in the form of wealth, it is reaching the station of Seeing God. Those who have seen God and his image has been stamped on their heart, sitting in their company will enlighten your heart and the Divine Light that is generated within the heart travels towards God, another rope of Divine Light travels towards your heart from God and the point where the two ropes join together is Siraat-e-Mustaqeem.

Thursday, 20 July 2017

- Muslim cerics and scholars object as to why we hold His Divine Eminence Gohar Shahi on a higher esteem than Prophet Mohammad, however, this is not possible. HDE Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi's body inhabits the terrestrial spirits of Prophet Mohammad, therefore, Prophet Mohammad is a part of HDE Gohar Shahi. It's impossible to compare the two personalities.

- Even the Koran said in regards to Prophet Mohammad that his following era will be greater than his previous era. Ignorant clercis say that this is referred to the migration from Mecca to Medina, thus the time in Medina is greater for Prophet Mohammad.

- What the Koran refers to as the first era is the era in which Prophet Mohammad arrived as a prophet and his second, greater era is in which half his souls entered the body of Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi. Therefore, those who have seen Prophet Mohammad will immediately recognise Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi.

- You cannot compare Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi and Prophet Mohammad. Prophet Mohammad loves Imam Mehdi so much so that they have become one. The proof is in front of your eyes in the Holy Black Stone; there are two heads attached to one body. One is Prophet Mohammad's and the other is Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi's.

Wednesday, 19 July 2017

Younus AlGohar answers a viewer's question about the living conditions of the household of Prophet Mohammad (saw).

Main Points:

- The word poverty is seen as a bad thing in Pakistan. There are two meanings behind this world. One meaning is being so poor that you cannot afford to eat. And the other meaning is Spiritual.

- Saying that the household of Prophet Mohammad were often reduced to poverty is practically incorrect. There were many thousands of admirers of the Prophet who were ready to sacrifice their lives for him. Would they not offer food to the household of the Prophet?

- Prophet Mohammad kept himself and his household far and away from the reach and temptations of the world so that they may obtain as much Divine Light as possible. They knew that the more they ate the more negative energy the would produce. This is why they were Faqirs.

Tuesday, 18 July 2017

#AskYounusAlGohar: Is the Religion of God not a new religion? Is it not different to the religion of Islam established by Prophet Mohammad?

Main Points:

- If the Religion of God is a new religion then God must also be new. God is the same God that sent down Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Prophet Mohammad. God did not think the establish his own religions after the prophets established their religions. All the prophets were influenced by the Religion of God and then they established the religions for mankind.

- It is written in the Koran that a vast majority of mankind will enter into the Religion of God. And it also states, addressing Prophet Mohammad that when the Religion of God is established, turn your face towards it because it is the religion of the future, all other religions will be wiped out.

- If the religion of the future was supposed to be Islam, was Prophet Mohammad's face not turned towards Islam when he established the religion? This is not a human philosophy, it is written in the Koran.

- The clerics spread misguidance amongst the nation of Islam. When they are proven wrong they change the meaning behind the verses. It is not the religion of Islam which will be established in the future, it is the Religion of God.

Messiah Foundation International UK participated in this year’s Croydon PrideFest to show their support for the LGBT community. Our team had an amazing time! Many of our delegates took part in various activities such as face painting, dancing to the live music and much more.

The LGBT community has been marginalised from the society and is subjected to discrimination even today. However, we at Messiah Foundation do not care whether you are transgender, bisexual, homosexual, heterosexual or anything else. Our message caters for the souls, not the bodies! We simply love and respect humanity. Therefore, the Croydon PrideFest was a wonderful opportunity to introduce our message of love, peace and equality to members of the LGBT community.

More than 3000 festival-goers saw the Divine Signs and merciful images of HDE Lord Ra Riaz Gohar Shahi and Jesus Christ. Our members held up banners near the entrance of Queens Gardens where the parade culminated. Over 100 copies of the Messiah Herald Magazine, a monthly publication by Messiah Foundation, were also distributed at the pride.

Mr Steve Reed, Croydon’s Labour MP, issued a statement in support of Messiah Foundation’s labour of love. Here is what he said:

‘We’re all minorities in this community, and we have to look out for each other. It’s good to see you all out here tonight and I am delighted to support you!’

Another festival-goer stated,

‘Wow, it’s great to see and hear something new and exciting. Your organisation is doing a wonderful job towards the betterment of our society!’

Overall, the festival was sensational. We will continue to participate in such events in the near future as we spread HDE Gohar Shahi’s message.

Monday, 17 July 2017

#AskYounusAlGohar - Who are the true lovers of Prophet Mohammad? What qualities should they possess? Was Mumtaz Qadri from Pakistan a true lover of Prophet Mohammad?

Younus AlGohar explains the identification of a true lover of Prophet Mohammad.

Main points:

- Love happens naturally; you cannot hammer love into somebody's mind. Mumtaz Qadri was told that somebody is a blasphemer of the prophet, therefore, he should be killed. When he murdered that man he was declared to be a great lover of Prophet Mohammad. This is wrong.

- A true lover of Prophet Mohammad is one who has the presence of one of Prophet Mohammad's sub-spirits in the heart. People think that to resemble your beloved is love; that is not love, it is mimicry.

- Prophet Mohammad's personality is so great that having his love in your heart can give you the ability to change the system of this planet. For example, one the the true loves of Prophet Mohammad, Bilal Habshi loved the prophet so much so that he took his own life when he couldn't visualise Prophet Mohammad.

- HDE Gohar Shahi says: You have 7 souls in your body and even if you were able to engage all 7 souls in the remembrance of God, you would still not be pure enough to witness the beauty of Prophet Mohammad.

‘I do not intend to draw you towards me. Rather,﻿ I aspire to enlighten your hearts with divine love so that humanity may become sublime in the eyes of God.’ - His Divine Eminence Lord Ra Riaz Gohar Shahi

Thursday, 13 July 2017

On the 22nd of June 2017, over 100 people were introduced to the message of Kalki Avatar Ra Gohar Shahi at the Nala Sopara Railway Station by our delegation from Mumbai, India. A large banner depicting the divine signs of Kalki Avatar Ra Gohar Shahi on the Moon, Sun and Holy Black Stone (Maha Shivling) was displayed outside the station, which attracted many station goers. A huge number of people were able to see the images clearly. Our delegates also granted many people the simran of 'Ra Raam' and free spiritual healing. Overall, the response from the public was great! We hope to continue spreading our message at Nala Sopara Railway Station on a more regular basis!

Having studied different cases relating to our intellectual well-being and welfare, the findings have astoundingly surprised me. I conclude that the human brain is so vulnerable to becoming prey to different situations where emotions play their part, and our emotional sanity is badly affected.

What happens to our mental welfare when we strive and long for certain things but don’t get them? A sense of deprivation prevails on the surface of our emotional river. What transpires in a human brain when a person has access to all luxuries and comforts in the world?

The Sense of Achievement and Sense of Deprivation

Let’s suppose a child asks his or her parents to buy an expensive toy. Some parents are financially well-off and have so much love for their child that they buy that expensive toy for their child.

Having acquired that toy, what transpires in the faculty of the child’s emotions? What possible emotional aftermath could occur when the child’s desire is fulfilled? He must have gotten a sense of achievement.

In comparison to the child who acquired the toy of his or her desire, let’s talk about a child who had a similar desire but his or her parents were not able to afford that toy. As a result, there was a sense of deprivation felt by the child.

We have to closely monitor these two senses. What would be the impact of these two different senses on these two different children?

If this is just a single incident, whereby the child did not receive the toy from his or her parents, and when another toy is desired, it is given to the child, that initial sense of deprivation would become null and void. For the child who did acquire the expensive toy, the sense of achievement would have created this notion in his or her brain that anything is reachable. He or she begins to think, ‘I just need to say it for it to be done.’ This is where the imbalance in your emotional state occurs.

The Duty of a Parent

Once the child acquired what he or she desired, now is the time for that sense of achievement to become null and void. Next time when the child asks for even a small toy, don’t give it to him or her. By doing this, you are actually securing his or her emotional well-being. The sense of achievement the child had developed when he or she acquired the expensive toy will go down the drain when another desired toy is not given to him or her. Their emotional sanity is restored.

If you had refused to buy a toy for your child, the sense of deprivation would strike on his or her mind; what you should do is to buy your child the toy they ask for next time, even if it is inexpensive. If you don’t do that, the sense of deprivation will have taken root in the child’s brain which is not good for his or her emotional sanity.

The sense of achievement and deprivation both go hand in hand. They are parallel to each other.

When a child is sick, the doctors tell you to give the child paracetamol - and, in intervals, give them ibuprofen. Similarly, fulfil one desire of the child and say no to the other.

Say no to one toy and say yes to the other. If you keep saying yes every time the child wishes to get something, you are actually destroying your child. If you keep saying no every time, because you think, ‘I do not have means, how can I buy anything for my child?’ this is detrimental to your child’s mental health. Even if you have to borrow some money, get your child the toy because you will be doing it for the sake of the welfare and wellbeing their emotional state.

The same goes for the adults. If you try and every time you try, you fail, this is going to have a very bad impact on your emotional sanity.

When I was in Pakistan, a friend of mine asked me to go to China with him. So we went to the Chinese embassy. He got the visa but I was refused. Then we made a plan to visit Bangladesh. We applied for a visa. He got the visa but I was refused. I was beginning to wonder, ‘Why? What’s wrong with me?’ I didn’t really realise what was going on. Then a few months later, I applied for the British visa. When I was entering the UK embassy in Islamabad, I was so nervous and paranoid; my heart was galloping like a horse. I was denied the visa once again. At this point, my emotional sanity was disturbed.

Then, I applied for the Indian visa and I got it. You can’t imagine how happy I was! I had broken the shackles - I was on the no-go list and suddenly I got a visa. My emotional rationality and sanity was being restored. Getting the visa was one thing, but the aftermath implications of having or not having the visa was another. If I have the visa, I will have a sense of achievement, if I don’t have it, I will have a sense of deprivation. Both are aftermath impacts. I was relieved and it restored my emotional condition.

For example, every day in your business, you are losing £1000. Suddenly, one day, you make £500. You will be amazingly happy because the losing streak has stopped. That change will make you happy - not because of the monetary benefit, but because of your emotional well-being. The sense of deprivation will be gone. The sense of achievement, when you needed it, will restore your emotional sanity.

What Affects The Emotional State?

We are living in a jungle of different types of emotions. Every action and deed is directly linked with an emotion.

Every action and deed, whether it is your deed or somebody else’s, is going to have some effect on your emotional state. For example, if you see somebody is helping the needy ones, you will have positive emotions for that person. If someone is beating up somebody for no reason and is being abusive, you will have negative emotions for them.

Everything we do will have an impact on the emotional sanity of people around us. You are the one who will make positive or negative emotions in the hearts of other people.

What you do will shape up emotions of people for you. This is the reason why some people fake what they do in order to earn positive emotions from others. In the eyes of people, they do certain things and everybody praises them but behind the scenes, something else is going on.

If the schools, colleges and universities are full, you should not expect anybody to be ignorant but even then the world is full of ignorance. Similarly, when the mosques, churches, temples and synagogues are full of worshippers, why is the world bad?

When these people are in the worship places, they are good; when they come out, they change. If they were genuinely worshipping God, they would have changed. This world would have changed.

Are You Emotionally Intelligent?

It’s not just your actions. What you say is also directly linked with emotions. When you say something nice, it will please many hearts. One nasty word from you will trouble so many hearts. People will develop a sense of hatred because they cannot deny what they see and hear.

No matter what you do behind the scenes, what you do in front of people is the only thing that will create negative or positive emotions in their hearts.

People have negative emotions for you because of your bad deeds and words. People love you and praise you because of your good deeds and morality. The way you give people respect and the way you conduct yourself [will generate positive emotions in their hearts for you]. You are not emotionally intelligent if you do not realise this.

Some wounds that are caused by weapons heal quickly, but the wounds done to your heart verbally stay on the soul forever and are never healed. Make sure you are very careful with your mouth. With this one piece of meat between your jaws, you create problems for yourself.

Everything is live. People change their mind every second. You could do good things all your life and just do one bad thing will make people change their mind about you. Be careful. Nobody is your enemy. You yourself are either your friend or enemy. When you become carefree and think, ‘I will do what I want to do,’ you are actually making people hate you. You think you are powerful and you got away with what you said, but people will hate you because you are exposing yourself. If you are incapable of doing any goodness, stay the way you are, but do not fake it.

We are all closely linked to each other. Our lives are very much dependent on each other. You cannot live a solitary life. Our happiness is very much dependent on others. Emotions are the backbone of your social life. What you say and do will definitely create some kind of emotions in your heart as well as in the heart of others.

Conflict of Emotions

Do you realise that in the moment in time when you feel a sense of achievement ,somebody in front of you is touching upon the sense of deprivation?

There is a conflict of emotions between you and that person, which will create jealousy.

Day in and day out, we only care about ourselves and we hurt others. When we do this, even our family members are emotionally millions of miles away from our hearts. Sometimes we do it and we are responsible for creating this rift and sometimes they are responsible. How can you have a good relationship when emotionally you are falling apart?

Now is the time for us to be emotionally and spiritually intelligent. We should know what it is that is good for us and what is bad for us.

In order to have a good relationship, you want to make sure that your emotions are aligned and you do what you can to create an emotional bond [with those around you]. When you do not have an emotional bond, how can you have a love bond? It is not just our own emotions - we should also be concerned about the emotions of those who live around us.

A good spiritual man is one who only begets positive emotions, who does not beget negative emotions and who does not cause any other person to beget negative emotions.

Food For Thought

Do we care about the effect of what we do and say on the people who live with us? Or the people that we are dealing with in our day-to-day lives? We also must monitor ourselves and ensure that anything we say does not affect anybody’s emotional sanity or cause them to create negative emotions in their hearts.

On the other hand, if you are doing or saying the right thing - for the benefit of humanity - and it hurts somebody, then it is not your problem. This is because they do not care about humanity; the truth is hurting them because they care about their ego. If they did not care about their ego and actually cared about the humanity, then the truth would make them happy. Always say the right thing [no matter what].

Tuesday, 11 July 2017

What is Sufism? Who are Sufis and are they guided by books? How to recognise a fake Sufi? Find the answers in Younus AlGohar's enlightening lecture on Sufism.

Main Points:

- These are the most turblent times in human history. The turbulence is caused by religious malfunctioning. Radicalisation is being hammered into the minds of youths and aspiring Muslims by the ignorant scholars of the religion who claim to be Sufis.

- Sufism is not a practice. Sufism is a mechanism and the mechanics of Sufism are rooted deep down in the heart. If you don't know about Sufism you will think whatever the scholars tell you is Sufism, however, they themselves are unaware. Yes

- Tahir ul Qadri claims to be a Sufi scholar; all the knowledge he has about Sufism is what he has gathered from reading thousands of books on Sufism. This is not how you obtain guidance.

- God dispenses guidance in different ways, however, the recipient of guidance is your heart. Opening of the Spiritual Heart is the gateway to Spirituality and Sufism. If you claim to be a Sufi but do not know about Opening of the Spiritual Heart, you are a greater terrorist than Abu Bakkar al-Baghdadi.